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2016 Super 8s
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Hull Kingston Rovers
Workington Town
Whitehaven

The 2016 Super 8s were a feature of the British rugby league system, between 2015 and 2018, and were played in the top three professional divisions.

After 23 games the league table is frozen and the teams are split into 5 groups called the Super 8s. The top 8 Super League play each other once more before the top 4 team enter the playoffs for a place in the Super League Grand Final.

The bottom 4 Super League teams and top 4 Championship teams play each other in

Championship Shield
with the bottom 2 teams being relegated to League 1.

The top 8 League 1 sides play each other once more before the top 5 teams enter the playoffs with 2 teams being promoted. The bottom 7 teams play each other for the League 1 Shield

Super League

Main article: Super League Super 8s

The Super League Super 8s sees the top 8 teams from the Super League play 7 games each. Each team's points are carried over and after 7 additional games the top 4 teams will contest the play off semi-finals with the team in 1st hosting the team in 4th, and the team finishing 2nd hosting the 3rd placed team; the winners of these semi-finals will contest the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford.

Round 1

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
Warrington Wolves 18–20 St. Helens Halliwell Jones Stadium Bentham 10,881
Hull F.C. 16–30 Castleford Tigers
KCOM Stadium
 Smith 9,936
Wigan Warriors 60–12 Wakefield Trinity DW Stadium Mikalauskas 10,593
Catalans Dragons 26-10 Widnes Vikings Stade Gilbert Brutus Hicks 7,341

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
Widnes Vikings 0–38 Hull F.C. Halton Stadium Thaler 4,359
Castleford Tigers 36-22 Wigan Warriors
Wheldon Road
 Cobb 6,325
St. Helens 39-16 Catalans Dragons
Langtree Park
 Child 9,440
Wakefield Trinity 10-38 Warrington Wolves Belle Vue Hicks 3,552

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
Hull F.C. 44-0 Catalans Dragons
KCOM Stadium
 Bentham 10,494
Wigan Warriors 25-0 St. Helens DW Stadium Thaler 15,265
Warrington Wolves 14-11 Castleford Tigers Halliwell Jones Stadium Kendall 9,228
Widnes Vikings 40–8 Wakefield Trinity Halton Stadium 4,010

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
Wigan Warriors 6-8 Widnes Vikings DW Stadium Bentham 11,495
St. Helens 31-10 Hull F.C.
Langtree Park
 Campbell 10,086
Catalans Dragons 22-26 Warrington Wolves Stade Gilbert Brutus Smith 7,108
Castleford Tigers 46-22 Wakefield Trinity
Wheldon Road
 Hewer 6,298

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
St. Helens 40–16 Castleford Tigers
Langtree Park
 Smith 9,448
Warrington Wolves 30–12 Widnes Vikings Halliwell Jones Stadium Hewer 10,488
Hull F.C. 12–18 Wigan Warriors
KCOM Stadium
 Thaler 11,686
Wakefield Trinity 10–14 Catalans Dragons Belle Vue Child 2,612

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
Widnes Vikings 8–21 St. Helens Halton Stadium Child 6,128
Warrington Wolves 28–35 Wigan Warriors Halliwell Jones Stadium Hicks 13,044
Catalans Dragons 28–34 Castleford Tigers Stade Gilbert Brutus Bentham 7,802
Wakefield Trinity 12–18 Hull F.C. Belle Vue Campbell 3,413

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
St. Helens 32–12 Wakefield Trinity
Langtree Park
 Cobb 9,516
Hull F.C. 6–23 Warrington Wolves
KCOM Stadium
 Thaler 17,453
Wigan Warriors 48–24 Catalans Dragons DW Stadium Bentham 16,140
Castleford Tigers 40–26 Widnes Vikings
Wheldon Road
 Smith 7,103

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Warrington Wolves (L) 30 21 1 8 852 541 +311 43 Semi-finals
2 Wigan Warriors (C) 30 21 0 9 669 560 +109 42
3 Hull F.C. 30 20 0 10 749 579 +170 40
4 St Helens 30 20 0 10 756 641 +115 40
5 Castleford Tigers 30 15 1 14 830 808 +22 31
6 Catalans Dragons 30 15 0 15 723 716 +7 30
7 Widnes Vikings 30 12 0 18 603 643 −40 24
8 Wakefield Trinity 30 10 0 20 571 902 −331 20
Source: BBC Sport
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Play-offs

Main articles: Super League play-offs and Super League Grand Final
# Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Attendance
SEMI-FINALS
SF1 Warrington Wolves 18–10 St. Helens 29 September 20:00 Halliwell Jones Stadium Thaler 12,036
SF2 Wigan Warriors 28-18 Hull F.C. 30 September 20:00 DW Stadium Hicks 10,013
GRAND FINAL
F Warrington Wolves 6–12 Wigan Warriors 8 October 18:00 Old Trafford, Manchester Hicks 70,202

The Qualifiers

Main article:
The Qualifiers

The Qualifiers Super 8s sees the bottom 4 teams from

Super League table join the top 4 teams from the Championship
. The points totals are reset to 0 and each team plays 7 games each, playing every other team once. After 7 games each the teams finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will gain qualification to the 2017 Super League season. The teams finishing 4th and 5th will play in the "Million Pound Game" at the home of the 4th place team which will earn the winner a place in the 2017 Super League; the loser, along with teams finishing 6th, 7th and 8th, will be relegated to the Championship.

Round 1

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Featherstone Rovers 6–62 Leeds Rhinos Post Office Road 6,671
Leigh Centurions
 34-30 London Broncos Leigh Sports Village 4,041
Salford Red Devils 34–12 Huddersfield Giants
Salford City Stadium
 2,184
Hull Kingston Rovers 58–18 Batley Bulldogs Craven Park 5,491

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 22–18 Hull Kingston Rovers Headingley Stadium 14,180
Leigh Centurions
 32–26 Salford Red Devils Leigh Sports Village 4,547
Huddersfield Giants 62-16 Featherstone Rovers Kirklees Stadium 3,690
London Broncos 76-16 Batley Bulldogs Trailfinders Sports Ground 594

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Salford Red Devils 12–29 Hull Kingston Rovers
Salford City Stadium
 2,074
Featherstone Rovers 18–30
Leigh Centurions
 Post Office Road 1,678
London Broncos 28–42 Leeds Rhinos Trailfinders Sports Ground 3,015
Batley Bulldogs 28–58 Huddersfield Giants Mount Pleasant 1,390

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 30-8 Salford Red Devils Headingley Stadium 13,996
Hull Kingston Rovers 18–25
Leigh Centurions
 Craven Park 7,363
Batley Bulldogs 11–10 Featherstone Rovers Mount Pleasant 1,131
Huddersfield Giants 40-4 London Broncos Kirklees Stadium 3,794

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 32–0 Batley Bulldogs Headingley Stadium 15,135
Leigh Centurions
 48–40 Huddersfield Giants Leigh Sports Village 5,934
Salford Red Devils 70-16 Featherstone Rovers
Salford City Stadium
 1,579
London Broncos 18-58 Hull Kingston Rovers Trailfinders Sports Ground 1,215

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Leigh Centurions
 42-24 Batley Bulldogs Leigh Sports Village 10,556
Salford Red Devils 16-19 London Broncos
Salford City Stadium
 2,521
Featherstone Rovers 24–32 Hull Kingston Rovers Post Office Road 4,034
Huddersfield Giants 22–14 Leeds Rhinos Kirklees Stadium 6,666

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 37–12
Leigh Centurions
 Headingley Stadium 14,747
Batley Bulldogs 14–42 Salford Red Devils Mount Pleasant 1,520
London Broncos 46–6 Featherstone Rovers Trailfinders Sports Ground 605
Hull Kingston Rovers 22–23 Huddersfield Giants KC Lightstream Stadium 8,024

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos 7 6 0 1 239 94 +145 12 2017 Super League
2
Leigh Centurions
(P) 		7 6 0 1 223 193 +30 12
3 Huddersfield Giants 7 5 0 2 257 166 +91 10
4 Hull Kingston Rovers (R) 7 4 0 3 235 142 +93 8 Million Pound Game
5 Salford Red Devils 7 3 0 4 208 152 +56 6
6 London Broncos 7 3 0 4 221 212 +9 6 2017 Championship
7 Batley Bulldogs 7 1 0 6 111 318 −207 2
8 Featherstone Rovers 7 0 0 7 96 313 −217 0
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Million Pound Game

Main article: Million Pound Game
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (local) Venue Attendance
Million Pound Game
Hull Kingston Rovers 18-19 AET Salford Red Devils 1 October 15:00 KC Lightstream Stadium 6,562

Championship Shield

Main article:
Championship Shield

At the end of the regular season the bottom 8 Championship teams play each other once more, home or away. The bottom two teams are then relegated to

League 1
and the top four teams qualify for the play off for the Championship Shield.

Round 1

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Whitehaven 18–46 Bradford Bulls Recreation Ground 675
Dewsbury Rams 36–24 Swinton Lions Crown Flatt 647
Halifax
 28–48 Sheffield Eagles The Shay 1,228
Oldham R.L.F.C. 30–16 Workington Town Bower Fold 573

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Bradford Bulls 44–22
Halifax
 Odsal Stadium 3,498
Sheffield Eagles 48–16 Whitehaven Bawtry Road 412
Swinton Lions 8–30 Oldham R.L.F.C. Heywood Road 693
Workington Town 34–24 Dewsbury Rams Derwent Park 527

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Bradford Bulls 83–0 Oldham R.L.F.C. Odsal Stadium 3,022
Halifax
 22–24 Dewsbury Rams The Shay 1,133
Sheffield Eagles 38–40 Swinton Lions Bawtry Road 466
Workington Town 24–28 Whitehaven Derwent Park 1,058

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Whitehaven 10–30
Halifax
 Recreation Ground 718
Dewsbury Rams 26–36 Bradford Bulls Crown Flatt 1,807
Oldham R.L.F.C. 24–54 Sheffield Eagles Bower Fold 680
Swinton Lions 19–12 Workington Town Heywood Road 546

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Bradford Bulls 46–28 Swinton Lions Odsal Stadium 4,030
Dewsbury Rams 12–56 Whitehaven Crown Flatt 524
Halifax
 32–18 Oldham R.L.F.C. The Shay 1,182
Sheffield Eagles 62–0 Workington Town Bawtry Road 380

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Oldham R.L.F.C. 18-20 Whitehaven Bower Fold 843
Sheffield Eagles 22-38 Dewsbury Rams Bawtry Road 564
Swinton Lions 28-26
Halifax
 Heywood Road 582
Workington Town 30-26 Bradford Bulls Derwent Park 596

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Whitehaven 40-18 Swinton Lions Recreation Ground 733
Bradford Bulls 80-0 Sheffield Eagles Odsal Stadium 4,035
Dewsbury Rams 30-12 Oldham R.L.F.C. Crown Flatt 628
Halifax
 46-26 Workington Town The Shay 1,217

Standings

Pos Club P W D L For Agst Diff Points Qualification
1 Bradford Bulls (Q) 30 19 2 9 997 570 507 40 PlayOffs
2
Halifax
(Q) 		30 16 1 13 775 656 139 33
3 Sheffield Eagles (Q) 30 12 0 18 855 763 12 24
4 Dewsbury Rams (Q) 30 12 0 18 646 797 -133 24
5 Swinton Lions (S) 30 10 1 19 596 1001 -427 21 Season Complete
6 Oldham R.L.F.C. (S) 30 10 0 20 523 888 -383 20
7 Whitehaven (R) 30 8 1 21 571 945 -365 17 Relegation to 2017 League 1
8 Workington Town (R) 30 7 1 22 541 919 -394 15

(Q) = Qualified for Play-offs

(S) = Secured spot in Championship

(R) = Relegated to League 1

Play-offs

# Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Attendance
SEMI-FINALS
SF1
Halifax
 32-46 Sheffield Eagles The Shay 946
SF2 Bradford Bulls 36-22 Dewsbury Rams Odsal Stadium 2,189
CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD FINAL
F Bradford Bulls 27-16 Sheffield Eagles Odsal Stadium 3,518

League 1 Super 8s

Main article:
League 1 2016 season

The top 8 teams in League 1 carry points forward and play each other once more home or away. The top five teams after 7 games will enter the playoffs.

Round 1

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Hunslet Hawks 30 – 26 London Skolars
South Leeds Stadium
 414
Toulouse Olympique 40 – 4 Keighley Cougars Stade Ernest-Argelès 1,214
Barrow Raiders 34–12 Rochdale Hornets Craven Park 913
York City Knights
 28–36 Doncaster Bootham Crescent 540

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Doncaster 12–40 Barrow Raiders
Keepmoat Stadium
 622
Keighley Cougars 8–18 Hunslet Hawks Cougar Park 384
London Skolars 28–38 Rochdale Hornets
New River Stadium
 308
Toulouse Olympique 46–16
York City Knights
 Stade Ernest-Argelès 1,314

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Hunslet Hawks 24–36 Doncaster
South Leeds Stadium
 379
Rochdale Hornets 18–4 Keighley Cougars Spotland 510
London Skolars 14–58 Toulouse Olympique
New River Stadium
 974
York City Knights
 6–20 Barrow Raiders Bootham Crescent 664

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Keighley Cougars 30–10 London Skolars Cougar Park 297
Barrow Raiders 44–26 Hunslet Hawks Craven Park 1,003
Doncaster 18–38 Toulouse Olympique
Keepmoat Stadium
 573
Rochdale Hornets 16–36
York City Knights
 Spotland 413

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 46–6 Rochdale Hornets Stade Ernest-Argelès 1,772[1]
York City Knights
 12–33 Hunslet Hawks Bootham Crescent 702
London Skolars 4–54 Barrow Raiders
New River Stadium
Doncaster 26–24 Keighley Cougars
Keepmoat Stadium
 609

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Barrow Raiders 26–18 Keighley Cougars Craven Park 1,173
Rochdale Hornets 38–22 Doncaster Spotland 393
Hunslet Hawks 12–16 Toulouse Olympique
South Leeds Stadium
 541
York City Knights
 30–4 London Skolars Bootham Crescent 448

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Rochdale Hornets 34–18 Hunslet Hawks Spotland 690
Keighley Cougars 50–8
York City Knights
 Cougar Park 658
Toulouse Olympique 44–22 Barrow Raiders Stade Ernest-Argelès 1,161
Doncaster 34–30 London Skolars
Keepmoat Stadium
 587

Standings

Pos Club P W D L For Ag Diff Pts Qualification
1 Toulouse Olympique (PP) 21 20 1 0 990 276 714 41 Promotion Final
2 Rochdale Hornets (PP) 21 16 1 4 709 440 269 33
3 Barrow Raiders (Q) 21 15 1 5 769 375 394 31 Playoffs
4 Doncaster (Q) 21 14 0 7 683 526 157 28
5
York City Knights
(Q) 		21 12 1 8 618 461 157 25
6 Keighley Cougars (F) 21 11 0 10 658 514 144 22 Season Complete
7 Hunslet (F) 21 11 0 10 544 550 -6 22
8 London Skolars (F) 21 8 0 13 470 650 -180 16

(C) = Champions

(PP) = Qualified for Promotion Playoff

(Q) = Qualified for Play-offs

(F) = Failed to reach Playoffs

Play-offs

Main articles:
League 1 Play-offs
Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
PROMOTION FINAL
Toulouse Olympique 22-24 Rochdale Hornets Stade Ernest-Argelès
# Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
SEMI-FINALS
SF1 Barrow Raiders 46-6 Doncaster
Craven Park
SF2 Toulouse Olympique 62-10
York City Knights
 Stade des Minimes
LEAGUE 1 PLAYOFF FINAL
F Toulouse Olympique 32-22 Barrow Raiders Stade des Minimes

League 1 Shield

Main article: League 1 Shield

The bottom 7 teams compete in the League 1 Shield where they play each other once more home or away. The top 2 teams compete for the League 1 Shield.

Round 1

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
North Wales Crusaders 30–26
South Wales Scorpions
 Hare Lane 343
Coventry Bears
 48–6 Oxford Butts Park Arena 366
Newcastle Thunder 50–24 Gloucestershire All Golds Kingston Park 482

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Hemel Stags 18–42 North Wales Crusaders Pennine Way 147
Gloucestershire All Golds 16–28 Oxford Prince of Wales Stadium 105
South Wales Scorpions
 26–28 Newcastle Thunder Virginia Park 410

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Coventry Bears
 14–18
South Wales Scorpions
 Butts Park Arena 497
Newcastle Thunder 30–14 North Wales Crusaders Kingston Park 408
Oxford 46–10 Hemel Stags Tilsey Park 103

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Oxford 18–62 Newcastle Thunder Tilsey Park 121
North Wales Crusaders 28–30
Coventry Bears
 Racecourse Ground 297
Gloucestershire All Golds 74–18 Hemel Stags Prince of Wales Stadium 101

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
South Wales Scorpions
 12–20 Oxford Virginia Park 178
Hemel Stags 10–66 Newcastle Thunder Pennine Way 112
Coventry Bears
 33–20 Gloucestershire All Golds Butts Park Arena 392

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Newcastle Thunder 46–10
Coventry Bears
 Kingston Park 456
North Wales Crusaders 18–4 Gloucestershire All Golds Racecourse Ground 270
South Wales Scorpions
 16–8 Hemel Stags Virginia Park 151

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Oxford 6–37 North Wales Crusaders Tilsey Park 120
Gloucestershire All Golds 33–18
South Wales Scorpions
 Prince of Wales Stadium 80
Hemel Stags 12–22
Coventry Bears
 Pennine Way 307

Standings

Pos Club P W D L For Ag Diff Pts Qualification
1 Newcastle Thunder (Q) 20 13 1 6 558 426 132 27 League 1 Shield Final
2 North Wales Crusaders (Q) 20 9 2 9 440 433 36 20
3
Coventry Bears
(F) 		20 8 1 11 383 542 -159 17
4 Gloucestershire All Golds (F) 20 5 0 15 411 607 -196 10
5 Oxford (F) 20 4 0 16 312 732 -487 8
6
South Wales Scorpions
(F) 		20 2 0 18 254 697 -443 4
7 Hemel Stags (W) 20 2 0 18 230 828 -598 4 Wooden Spoon

(Q) = Qualified for Shield Final

(F) = Unable to qualify for Shield Final

(W) = Wooden Spoon

Final

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
League 1 Shield Final
Newcastle Thunder 31-26 North Wales Crusaders Kingston Park

See also

References

  1. ^ LaDépêche.fr
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